Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 design and price just leaked — and it looks like there’s a Pro model

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 is thought to be just days from launch, but some last-minute leaks and announcements have helped fill in more details about the watch’s design, pricing and features, including faster charging.

Leaker SnoopyTech (opens in new tab) on Twitter published images of what they claim is the Galaxy Watch 5’s new wireless charging cradle, as well as one image seemingly showing the watch placed on the charger. 

Other than sharing the images, SnoopyTech also claims that this fast charger offers 10W of power, up from the Galaxy Watch 4’s 5W charger, which lines up with previous leaks. The new charger is apparently capable of powering the watch to 45% full in half an hour and will use a USB-C connector, which will make it easier to juice up from modern power packs and other Android devices.

Faster charging speeds would be good news, if true, since Samsung was already behind its main Apple-made rival on this front. The fast charger for the Apple Watch 7 is capable of filling the wearable to 80% in 45 minutes, something the Galaxy Watch 4 can’t match.

That speed gap stems in part from the Galaxy Watch 4’s larger battery, though, which allows it to run for up to 40 hours on a single charge — unlike the day-long Apple Watch. The Galaxy Watch 5 is rumored to be increasing this battery size still further (up to a 572mAh battery on the new Pro model), which should give Samsung’s watch even more of an edge for endurance.